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Stat yourself.

Posted by NarratorFor group 0
Chye Isuel
player, 104 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 19:40
  • msg #37

Re: Stat yourself

those men could have the lazy disadvantage....or the odious personal habit (delegates work to other fellow employees) xD
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 19:42, Sat 30 July 2016.
Jareth Mooncalled
player, 511 posts
Dirty High Elf Sage
HP: 8/9 FP: 1/10
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 19:45
  • msg #38

Re: Stat yourself

Or as is more likely Incompetence.

My Mom is liek that with Math.  Simple addition and subtraction is not beyond her, but she never trusts herself to compute more than 3 things in series... and for good reason as she almost always makes an error.
Narrator
GM, 2744 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 20:01
  • msg #39

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 38):

Those with ease have talent. Others have q level incompetencies with certain aspects of skills or have low self esteem, which gives a penalty when being watched.
This message was last edited by the GM at 05:31, Fri 27 Jan 2017.
Ales Konstantin
player, 312 posts
Spellsword
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 21:17
  • msg #40

Re: Stat yourself

Name: Joe
Race: Human

Attributes [79]
ST 8  [-20]
DX 12 [40]
IQ 13 [60]
HT 10 [0]
HP 10 [4]
Will 13
Per 13
FP 10
Basic Lift 12

Damage 1d-2/1d
Basic Speed 5.5 [-5]
Basic Move 5
Dodge 8

Social Background [4]
TL: 8 [0]
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Languages: English (Native) [0]
           German (Broken) [2]
           Spanish (Broken)[2].

Advantages [10]
Common Sense [10]


Disadvantages [-98]
Bad Back (Mild) [-15]
Bad Sight (Nearsighted) (Glasses) [-10]
Debt (-2) [-2]
Overweight [-1]
Very Unfit [-15]
Mental Illness [-20]
Nightmares (12) [-5]
Sleep Disturbances (Insomnia) [-10]
Stress Atavism [-15]
Shy [-5]


Quirks [-5]
Congenial [-1]
Proud [-1]
Curious [-1]
Truthful [-1]
Imaginative [-1]

Skills [50]
Administration IQ/A - IQ+0 13 [2]
Area Knowledge (Charlotte Area) IQ/E - IQ+0 13 [1]
Area Knowledge (East Tennessee Area) IQ/E - IQ+0 13 [1]
Computer Operation/TL8 IQ/E - IQ+0 13 [1]
Connoisseur (Visual Arts) IQ/A - IQ+0 13 [2]
Cooking IQ/A- IQ+1 14 [4]
Driving/TL8 (Automobile) DX/A - DX+1 13 [4]
Games (Card Games) IQ/E - IQ+2 15 [4]
Games (Board Games) IQ/E- IQ+2 15 [4]
History (WWII) IQ/H- IQ+0 13 [4]
History (Civil War) IQ/H- IQ+0 13 [4]
Hobby Skill (PC Games) IQ/E - IQ+0 13 [1]
Leadership IQ/A - IQ+0 13 [1]
Mathematics/TL8 IQ/H- IQ+0 13 [4]
Theology/ TL8 (Christianity) IQ/H- IQ+0 13 [4]
Philosophy/ TL8 IQ/H- IQ+0 13 [4]
Typing DX/E - DX+0 12 [1]
Writing IQ/A - IQ+1 14 [4]
Chye Isuel
player, 106 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 22:09
  • msg #41

Re: Stat yourself

for somebody that knows you personally, joe, i can vouch that you did a pretty good job. maybe by a differance of -7, but that's chicken feed. xD
This message was last edited by the player at 22:18, Sat 30 July 2016.
Ales Konstantin
player, 313 posts
Spellsword
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 22:52
  • msg #42

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 41):

Thank you. :)
Chye Isuel
player, 107 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sat 30 Jul 2016
at 22:57
  • msg #43

Re: Stat yourself

no problemo.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:59, Sat 30 July 2016.
Narrator
GM, 2748 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 17:46
  • msg #44

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 43):

Had to updare mine, as wife reminded me I am a klutz.
Chye Isuel
player, 108 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 18:04
  • msg #45

Re: Stat yourself

haha. i've been editing mine like crazy, mostly sprucing it up, making it more organized looking.
Jareth Mooncalled
player, 515 posts
Dirty High Elf Sage
HP: 8/9 FP: 1/10
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 19:44
  • msg #46

Re: Stat yourself

I spent several days painstakingly 'perfecting' mine... maybe I should add a mild OCD on there...


GAAAAAAAH!
This message was last edited by the player at 19:45, Sun 31 July 2016.
Ardenas Barehand
player, 499 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 19:54
  • msg #47

Re: Stat yourself

Talent may be part of it -- I got into tool repair because I'd been fixing 50-80 year old camera shutters (for which, then, there were no readily available service documents and were and are generally no parts).  I gave myself Talent (Artisan), which fits almost perfectly, though I should probably temper that with Incompetence (Electronics) given my discomfort with anything component level involving transistors or microchips.

I'm also very good at fixing stuff I've never seen before (for example, I fixed the hammer spring in a Saiga shotgun -- essentially a 12 gauge AK -- having never seen any AK up close, never mind seeing one disassembled, and using only a Leatherman multi-tool).  I have a running joke at work that you can fix anything with a hammer, if you know where to hit it.  I have no idea what to call that, in game terms, but for now, I've got it on as Wild Talent (Mental) with Retention (seems like too many points, but I don't know anything else that fits).  As a result of that, if something comes in for repair and we have to look it up on Google to find out what it does, I get to fix it.  Hydraulic torque wrenches, water system pressure testers, banding tools, capstan hoists, power feed magnetic base drills, and so forth.

Beyond that, I don't know if the other techs where I work have Incompetence, Laziness (Learning), or Self-Conscious -- I just wish my boss wouldn't make it my fault when I "waste time" by answering their requests.
Oren
player, 682 posts
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 19:56
  • msg #48

Re: Stat yourself

Talent gives a bonus on default and shortens learning time.
Chye Isuel
player, 111 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 19:59
  • msg #49

Re: Stat yourself

yeah, i warrant the quirk "perfectionist", but i think i'm gonna leave mine be, as i already have my most prominent quirks..
Ardenas Barehand
player, 502 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 20:18
  • msg #50

Re: Stat yourself

Oren:
Talent gives a bonus on default and shortens learning time.


Ah.  Didn't read closely enough.  Talent (Artisan) combined with Incompetence (electronics) would completely cover it, then, no need for Wild Talent.  My default on Mental/Easy skills is pretty high with the Talent bonus...
Oren
player, 683 posts
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 20:33
  • msg #51

Re: Stat yourself

You could still take Delusion (I have Wild Talent) or something.
Chye Isuel
player, 112 posts
Youxia/Bard
Sun 31 Jul 2016
at 21:03
  • msg #52

Re: Stat yourself

odious personal habit: (refers to real life, situations in gurps terms) *trips, falls, scrapes knee* "auugggh! that was at least two HT points of damage!" xD or would that be a delusion....
Ardenas Barehand
player, 503 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 09:02
  • msg #53

Re: Stat yourself

Oren:
You could still take Delusion (I have Wild Talent) or something.


Well...

...then there's what I call "the touch."  Frequently, things that don't work (correctly, or at all) will start working if I just touch them.  Example: at a writer's meeting a year or so ago, someone's laptop backlight stopped working.  Reboot didn't fix it.  I held the machine for a moment, gave it a flick with a fingertip near one lid hinge, and handed it back -- and it worked perfectly, and continued to work for at least several months.  Makes tool repair a little tricky; it's hard to figure out what the customer means by "broken" when the tool works fine for me, but it's sure handy for actually getting use out of stuff.

Also, my "portable parking spot" -- when I lived in Seattle, I used to be able to reliably find a parking space within a half block of my destination in no more than one orbit around the block.

The latter might reasonably be a delusion; the former (I tell myself) is probably pareidolia -- except that pareidolia doesn't actually fix stuff.
Oren
player, 684 posts
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 11:46
  • msg #54

Re: Stat yourself

Or it's a combination of normal cognitive bias and delusions.
Chye Isuel
player, 119 posts
Youxia/Bard
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 17:51
  • msg #55

Re: Stat yourself

han solo had that, with the falcon. xD *touch*
This message was last edited by the player at 17:52, Mon 01 Aug 2016.
Narrator
GM, 2753 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 18:53
  • msg #56

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 55):

A recent Pyramid had a bit on a character who was a mystical tech, had some degree of ritual path that gave an empathic relationship with tech. Let me look that up, as it went well for describing a knack like that.
Chye Isuel
player, 120 posts
Youxia/Bard
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 18:55
  • msg #57

Re: Stat yourself

"technomancy"
Narrator
GM, 2754 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 19:15
  • msg #58

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 57):

Technomysticism. From the Thaumatology IV issue.
Base items are Machine empathy 10 and technomystic talent at 5 per level, and 18 points for repairing touch. That version works on all tech, so your non elelectronic version is probably worth 9-12 points.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:30, Tue 02 Aug 2016.
Ardenas Barehand
player, 504 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Mon 1 Aug 2016
at 22:21
  • msg #59

Re: Stat yourself

Oh, my repairing touch works just as well on things I probably couldn't fix in the mundane way (like a loose ribbon cable -- if the ribbon comes loose from the connector, they're almost impossible to reseat).  It's only my Talent that excludes electronics, and then only at the component level.  I can troubleshoot and replace the correct modular boards (like those in a classic desktop PC, as well as the ones in many electric power tools) about as well as anyone around.

Yes, Oren, it might well be a combination of cognitive bias and wish fulfillment delusion -- but it sure gave me a lot of trouble on my first tool repair job, when I often had to get the end user to come into my shop and demonstrate how the tool was malfunctioning, after completely failing to get it to misbehave in my hands.
Narrator
GM, 3550 posts
DM says
roll for initiative!
Wed 22 Feb 2017
at 19:00
  • msg #63

Re: Stat yourself

In reply to Narrator (msg # 62):

New players are invited to give a go at statting themselves here.
Ardenas Barehand
player, 808 posts
Human martial artist with
a few spells on the side.
Sun 2 Jul 2017
at 21:49
  • msg #67

Re: Stat yourself

Thanks for the reminder -- I've never gotten around to actually doing this, just chatted about it.  I'll have to scroll back up the thread and look for the discussion...
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